[She withdraws a little, answer purposefully vague.]

Sure.

[Actually, there's a handgun in her backpack, but she's also very proficient with a rifle.]

Not a good one. Where I come from, a disease fucked everyone's shit up and the military took over. These like, fungus spores made people act crazy- turned them into violent, bitey monsters.

[She lapses into silence, eyes glazed over.]